REGIS QuickReference

How to Geocode, Single Address 9x2

This REGIS Quick Reference sheet presents a step-by-step process for locating single addresses within the RE-
GIS ArcGIS 9x2 applications. These instructions show you how to type in a single street- or parcel-based ad-
dress or a street intersection and zoom in to that location, flash the location on your screen or even add a dot
at the location in question. (For instructions on how to geocode an entire database of addresses and create a
point layer, please see “How to Geocode, Multiple Addresses.”

Step-by-Step Process
1. Log into the REGIS ArcGIS 9x2 application of your choice (ArcView 9x2, ArcEditor 9x2, ArcInfo 9x2) as you
normally would, either opening a saved map document (.mxd) file from a previous session or using a brand
new map document adding the needed layers.

2. Click on the Find button in the Tools toolbar,

located to the right of the Identify button and to
the left of the Measuring and Find XY tool
buttons.

3. In the Find dialogue box click the Addresses

tab.

4. You will first need to choose an Address

Locator (geocoding engine) prior to
entering any addresses. Click on the folder
icon to the right of the “Choose an address
locator” drop-down box.

5. Choose the Address Locator—Parcels

Address Geocoder, Streets Address
Geocoder, PPN Geocoder or Dashed PPN
Geocoder—that suits your needs. If you
have any questions regarding which
Address Locator you should use, call the
REGIS Help Desk and they will be happy to
help you decide.

6. Depending on the Address Locator you

added, you may see a field appear labeled
“Street or Intersection” (for Street geocoding), “Keyfield” (for Parcel or PPN geocoding). Simply type in the
address (or, in the case of Street geocoding,
street intersection) and click the Find button. Be
sure you enter as complete an address or street
name as possible.

7. If the address or street intersection you entered is located, it will appear in the window below. You may see
several candidates matching or nearly-matching your address or intersection. Simply choose the appropri-
ate one—generally the one with the highest score under the Score column—by right-clicking on it. At this
point, you have many options for showing or recording the location of the address or intersection. Here are
the most commonly used:

a. Flash — if you are already in the correct area, this first command will place a blinking dot on your
screen momentarily. You can “re-flash” the location as many times as you need.

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b. Zoom to — similar to the above command, this second one will first zoom you in to the appropriate
area and then will flash the location of your address or intersection on the screen.

c. Pan to — similar to the above command, this third one will pan you in to the appropriate area and
then will flash the location of your address or intersection on the screen.

d. Create Bookmark — you may also choose to automatically set a Bookmark at the location(s) of your
geocoded address(es) for future reference. (Please see the discussion in the REGIS ArcView 9x2
User’s Manual for information on Bookmarks.)

e. Add Point — this fifth command will zoom you into the proper area to see your geocoded address or
intersection, then place a black dot at the appropriate location. (The black dot will remain on your
map until you remove it.)

f. Add Labeled Point — this sixth command will zoom you into the proper area to see your geocoded
address or intersection, then place a black dot at the appropriate location with a label of the ad-
dress. (The black dot will remain on your map
until you remove it.)

g. Add Callout — this seventh command will zoom

you into the proper area to see your geocoded
address or intersection, then place callout box
with the address. (The callout will remain on
your map until you remove it.)

8. Once you have zoomed into your geocoded location,

flashed it, added a graphic at the location or set a
Bookmark at it, you are done and may either click
Cancel or choose the  box to dismiss the Find dia-
logue box, or you may also type a new address to
continue single address geocoding.

Additional Information
For assistance or additional information, please call the REGIS Help Desk at (616) 776-7744, send an e-mail
to regis@gvmc.org, or consult the REGIS Users’ website at http://www.gvmc-regis.org/regis_users.html. For
information on GIS training offered at REGIS contact Michele Wittkowski at (616) 776-7751 or visit the REGIS
training website at http://www.gvmc-regis.org/training.html

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